DIOCESE  OF  EAST  CAROLINA 
AMIJAL  REPORT  OP  THE  V/OMAN»S 
AUXILIARY  1909 


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Twenty-Second  Annual  Report 


WOMAN'S  AUXILIARY, 


BOARD  OF  cTVlISSIONS 


Second  Report 


PAROCHIAL  SOCIETY 


OF    THE 


Diocese  §f  East  Carolina, 


1908-1909. 


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NASH    BKOTHERS, 

BOOK    AND   COMMERCIAL    PKINTEKS 

GOLDSBORO,   N.   C. 


E)toce6e  of  lEast  Carolina 


Twenty-Second  Annual  Report 


WOMAN'S  AUXILIARY, 


TO    THE 


BOARD  OF  cTWISSIONS 


Second  Report 


OF    THE 


PAROCHIAL  SOCIETY 

OF    THE 

Diocese  gf  East  Carolina, 
1908--1909. 


NASH    BROTHERS, 

BOOK    AND   COMMERCIAL,   PRINTERS, 

GOLDSBORO,  N.  C. 


Diocesan  Officers. 


President: 
MRS.  NATHANIEL   HARDING, 

Washington,  N.  C. 

Convocation  of  Edenton: 

Vice-President, 

MRS.   JAMES   G.   STATON, 

Williamston,   N.   C. 

Convocation  of  New  Bern: 

Vice-President, 

MRS.  C.    B.   WOODLEY, 

Kinston,  N.  C. 

Convocation    of   Wilmington: 

Vice-President, 

MRS.   WILLIAM    CALDER, 

Wilmington,  N.  C. 

Secretary: 
MISS  SUE  E.  COLLIER, 

Goldsboro,  N.  C. 

Treasurer: 
MRS.  GEORGE  H.  ROBERTS, 

New  Bern,  N.  C. 

Treasurer  for  the  United  Offering 
MRS.  L0SS5E  deR.  MYERS, 

Wilmington,  N.   C. 


BABIES'    BRANCH. 

Secretary: 
MRS.  J.   H.  ANDERSON, 

Fayetteville,  N.  C. 


Prayers  for  Use  in  Auxiliary  Meetings* 


O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  in  the  day  of  Thy  flesh  didst  ac- 
cept the  services  of  faithful  women,  who  administered  unto  Thee  in 
their  substance;  Be  pleased,  we  humbly  ask,  to  bless  our  endeavors 
to  aid  and  encourage  missionaries.  Put  into  our  hearts  the  things 
we  should  do  and  say  to  promote  Thy  glory.  Grant  that  we  may 
never  be  discouraged  under  difliculties,  but  go  forward  with  faith 
and  hope  looking  unto  Thee.  Have  pity  on  those  who  know  Thee 
not,  on  those  who  are  far  from  the  Church  of  their  fathers  in  a 
strange  land;  visit  them  with  Thy  salvation  and  grant  that  they 
may  be  speedily  brought  to  acknowledge  Thee  as  their  Lord  and 
Master  Christ.  Hear  us,  and  answer  this  our  prayer,  for  Thine 
own  name's  sake.     AMEN. 

*  *  * 

O  GOD,  who  hast  made  of  one  blood  all  nations  of  men  for  to 
dwell  on  the  face  of  the  whole  earth,  and  didst  send  Thy  blessed 
Son  to  preach  peace  to  them  that  are  far  off  and  to  them  that  are 
nigh;  Grant  that  all  men  everywhere  may  seek  after  Thee  and  find 
Thee.  Bring  all  nations  into  Thy  fold,  and  add  the  heathen  to 
Thine  inheritance.  And  we  pray  Thee  to  shortly  accomplish  the 
number  of  Thine  elect,  and  hasten  Thy  kingdom,  through  the  same 

Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     AMEN. 

*  *  * 

O  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  who  didst  charge  Thine  Apostles  that 
they  should  preach  the  gospel  to  every  nation;  Make  us  to  show 
our  gratitude  for  Thy  benefits  by  earnestness  in  fulfilling  Thy  com- 
mand. Prosper  all  missions,  both  at  home  and  abroad,  with  an  in- 
crease of  sanctity,  that  they  may  win  many  to  the  acknowledg- 
ment of  Thy  truth   (especially  those  in ),  and  give  them  all 

things  needful  for  their  work,  making  them  to'  be  centers  of  spirit- 
ual life,  to  the  quickening  of  many  souls  and  the  glory  of  Thy  Holy 
Name,  our  only  Mediator  and  Advocate.    AMEN. 

*  *  * 

HEAVENLY  FATHER,  we  pray  Thee  to  bless  us  and  all  mem- 
bers of  the  Junior  Auxiliary,  with  wisdom,  zeal  and  constancy,  in 
our  work  for  Thee.  Prosper  the  Missions  of  Thy  Holy  Church,  and 
strengthen  with  the  Holy  Spirit  all  who  are  engaged  in  missionary 
work;  through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord.     AMEN. 

DIRECT  us,  O  Lord,  in  all  our  doings  with  Thy  gracious  favour, 
and  further  us  with  Thy  continued  help  that  in  our  works  begun, 
continued  and  ended  in  Thee,  we  may  glorify  Thy  Holy  Name,  and 
finally  by  Thy  mercy  obtain  everlasting  life,  through  Jesus  Christ, 
our  Lord.     AMEN. 


WoMAN^s  Auxiliary  to  Board  of  Missions. 


IN  MEMORIAM, 


St.  Martin's,  Hamilton: 

MRS.  J.  B.  CHERRY, 

MRS.  W.  P.  JONES, 

MRS.  JOHN  H.  MARTIN. 

Good  Shepherd,  Wilmington: 
MRS.  GEORGIA  NEWBON. 

St.  Thomas',  Windsor: 

MRS.  JAMES  B.  GRAY, 

MRS.   MAUDE   ASHBURN   SMITH. 

St.  Mary's,  Gatesville: 
MRS.  LIZZIE  E.  BRADY. 

Grace   Church,   Woodville: 
MRS.  PERRY  ^^.ENFROWT 

St.  Paul's,  Edenton: 
MRS.  T.  A.  RIGHTON. 

Gant  them,  O  Lord,  eternal  rest. 


GEORGE   C.   THOMAS, 
Born    1839,   Died   April   21,   19d9. 

Impelled  by  our  feeling  of  bereavement  and  realization  of  tbe 
great  loss  the  whole  Church  has  sustained  in  the  death  of  Mr. 
George  C.  Thomas,  Treasurer  of  the  General  Board  of  Missions, 
we  the  Woman's  Auxiliary  of  East  Carolina,  assembled  in  Council' 
in  St.  Peter's  Parish,  Washington,  North  Carolina, 

Do  Resolve,   That  we  express   at  this  time  our  deep  regret  at- 


6  Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 

the  loss  to  our  Church  and  to  the  world;  of  one  whose  broad 
charity  and  unselfish  devotion  of  himself  and  his  all  to  the  loyal 
service  of  the  Master  proved  how  much  a  busy  man  can  do  in 
carrying  forward  the  work  with  which  his  heart  and  will  are  filled. 
We  personally  feel  bereft  of  a  guide  and  incentive  which  has 
been  a  great  help  to  us  and  the  Church. 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  our  deepest  sympathy  to  the  Board 
of  Missions,  and  also  to  the  family  of  Mr.  Thomas  in  the  loss  sus- 
tained by  them  and  that  this  preamble  and  resolution  be  spread 
upon  the  minutes  and  a  copy  be  sent  to  his  family  and  also  pub- 
lished in  the  Mission  Herald. 

MRS.  WILLIAM  M.  PARSLEY, 
MRS.  JOHN  B.  GIBBLE, 
MISS  MARY  ROBERTS, 

Committee. 


MINUTES 

OF    THE 

Twenty-Second  Annual  Meeting* 


The  second  annual  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Parochial  and. 
Missionary  Society  of  the  Diocese  of  East  Carolina,  including 
also  the  22nd  annual  meeting  of  the  Woman's  Auxiliary  of 
this  Diocese,  met  in  St.  Peter's  Parish,  Washington,  IvT.  C, 
on  May  25,  1909. 

Corporate  Communion  was  had  at  7  :30  a.  m.,  the  Bishop 
celebrating,  assisted  by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Gibble  and  Huske, 
when  the  annual  United  Offering  for  Diocesan  Missions  was 
placed  on  the  altar. 

The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  the  President,  Mrs. 
ISTathaniel  Harding,  at  the  Elks'  Hall  at  10  A.  M.  After  the 
singing  of  hymn  252,  the  Chaplain,  Rev.  B.  F.  Huske,  of 
Greenville,  made  the  address  of  welcome,  ending  in  a  power- 
ful appeal  to  every  woman  present  to  give  of  her  time  and 
effort  to  carry  out  the  Master's  work.  Mrs.  IN".  S.  Fulford, 
President  of  the  Rector's  Aid  Society  of  St.  Peter's  Parish, 
made  an  address  of  welcome  in  her  usual  charming  manner, 
and  Mrs.  Isaac  Hughes  responded  for  the  visitors  with  a  cor- 
dial invitation  to  those  present  to  visit  Eayetteville  next 
year,  should  that  city  be  fortunate  enough  to  secure  the  Coun- 
cil for  its  guest. 

The  President  then  called  the  meeting  to  order  for  busi- 
ness, and  roll-call  by  the  Secretary  showed  90  delegates  and 
visitors  present,  representing  81  societies;  this  not  including 
the  Juniors.  Mrs.  J.  G.  Staton,  Vice-President  of  the  Con- 
vocation of  Edenton,  then  read  her  report,  showing  an  in- 
crease both  in  number  of  organizations  and  contributions. 
Mrs.  C.  B.  Woodley,  Vice-President  of  the  Convocation  of 
ISlew  Bern,  reported  having  visited  seven  out  of  the  twelve 
Parishes  in  her  Convocation  and  made,  a  good  showing  of 
work  well  done.  Mrs.  Calder,  Vice-President  of  Wilmington 
Convocation,  being  absent,  her  report  was  read  to  the  meeting, 
and  here  again  was  recorded  work  well  done  and  enthusiasm 
aroused.  Miss  Sue  Collier,  Secretary,  next  read  her  report, 
summing  up  the  work  done  by  the  whole  organization. 

Report  was  then  heard  from  the  Diocesan  Secretary  of  the 


8  Diocese  of  East  Caeolina. 

Juniors,  and  great  interest  was  aroused  by  the  splendid  show- 
ing made  by  the  Juniors,  they  having  an  increase  of  $340.48 
over  last  year's  work,  with  a  total  of  $910.84. 

The  Babies'  Branch  report  sent  in  by  the  Secretar}\  Mrs. 
Anderson,  was  read,  the  babies  sharing  in  the  advance  of  the 
older  ones.  The  Treasurer  of  the  United  Offering  submitted 
a  report,  read  by  Mrs.  Jane  DeRossette,  showing  amount  on 
hand,  including  St.  James'  Fund  placed  at  interest,  to  be 
$489.27.  A  report  was  called  for  from  the  Church  Periodical 
Club,  but  none  was  presented.  The  President  then  read  her 
address,  including  a  letter  from  Miss  Emery  and  a  letter  from 
the  Church  Alissions  House  from  the  workers  there. 

On  motion,  all  reports  as  read  were  adopted,  and  will,  as 
far  as  possible,  be  printed  in  full  in  the  report  of  the  Society 
and  in  ^'The  Mission  Herald." 

On  motion,  the  annual  Council  Offering,  made  at  the  Cor- 
porate Communion  by  all  women  societies  in  the  Diocese,  was 
given  the  specific  name  of  the  "Bishop's  Fund",  and  shall  be 
so  named  on  the  blank  reports. 

Pause  was  made  here  for  noon-day  prayer  followed  by  the 
Bishop's  annual  address  in  which  he  requested  that  the  wo- 
men should  give  him  $500.00  towards  building  a  church  at 
Warsaw.  The  President  asked  permission  to  interrupt  him 
to  say  to  the  Bishop  that  the  Council  Offering  amounted 
to  $188.00,  and  with  the  $50.00  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer 
for  Diocesan  Missions  the  total  amount  ready  to  be  placed  in 
his  hands  for  the  work  mentioned  is  $238.00,  leaving  only 
$262.00  to  be  raised  to  complete  the  amount  asked  for. 

After  thanking  the  ladies,  the  Bishop  presented  Rev.  W.  R. 
IN^oe,  who  talked  of  his  work  in  the  field  extending  from  War- 
saw to  Fremont. 

The  Bishop  then  introduced  to  the  meeting  the  Rev.  Robt. 
W.  Patton,  Secretary  of  the  Fourth  Missionary  Department, 
who  prefaced  his  talk  by  saying  that  our  meeting  was  the  larg- 
est of  its  kind,  in  proportion  to  the  size  of  the  Diocese,  of  any 
that  he  had  seen  in  the  28  Dioceses  through  which  he  has 
traveled  in  the  past  three  years.  He  then  made  a  missionary 
talk  so  powerful  and  convincing  and  interesting  as  to  rouse 
those  present  to  the  highest  pitch  of  enthusiasm,  urging  ever 
and  again  the  idea  that  lack  of  interest  in  missions  means, 
always,  lack  of  knowledge,  and  pleading  for  the  dissemina- 
tion of  knowledge  on  this  all-important  subject. 


WoMAN^s  Auxiliary  to  Board  of  Missions.  9 

After  Mr.  Patton's  talk,  business  was  again  taken  up  and 
unfinished  business  received  the  attention  of  the  meeting.  It 
was  reported  to  the  meeting  that  the  Board  of  Managers,  in 
executive  session,  had  decided  upon  five  years  as  the  length  of 
term  of  the  officers  appointed,  and  it  was  further  reported  that 
the  Board  of  Managers  had  changed  the  name  of  the  organiza- 
tion to  read  as  follows :  ''The  Woman's  Auxiliary  to  the  Board 
of  Missions  and  Parochial  Society  of  the  Diocese  of  East 
Carolina." 

On  motion  of  Mrs.  Wm.  Parsley,  of  St.  John's,  Wilming- 
ton, a  committee  was  appointed  to  draft  resolutions  on  the 
death  of  our  Treasurer,  Mr.  Geo.  C.  Thomas.  Mrs.  Wm.  Pars- 
ley, Mrs.  Jno.  B.  Gibble  and  Miss  Mary  C.  Koberts  were 
named  for  this  committee. 

.Rev.  T.  P.  ^N^oe  was  recognized  and  made  a  warm  appeal 
for  a  more  thorough  co-operation  between  the  people  of  the 
Diocese  and  ''The  Mission  Herald,"  and  suggested  that  the 
different  delegates  present  pledge  themselves  for  their  so- 
cieties to  secure  ten  subscriptions,  each,  for  the  coining  year. 
Prompt  response  was  made  to  this  appeal — 195  subscriptions 
being  pledged  by  those  present. 

Parish  reports  were  then  read  by  the  delegates,  and  at  2 
o'clock  the  meeting  was  adjourned  for  the  lunch  served  the 
Council  delegates  and  visitors  by  the  ladies  of  St.  Peter's 
Parish. 

At  3  o'clock  the  afternoon  session  was  called  to  order  by 
the  President,  and  after  the  singing  of  hymn  249  and  prayer 
by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gibble,  an  address  was  made  to  the  Juniors 
by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gordon,  of  Williamston.  The  subject  chosen 
was  that  of  the  Boys'  Mission  School  at  Hang  Kow,  China, 
for  which  the  Juniors  have  worked  this  year. 

Rev.  Mr.  Patten  then  talked  of  the  great  success  of  mis- 
sions in  China,  following  the  small  and  discouraging  begin- 
ning made  many  years  ago.  Mrs.  Gibble  called  the  roll  of 
branches  and  a  goodly  number  responded.  She  then  talked 
to  the  little  folks  in  an  encouraging  and  interesting  fashion, 
and  after  singing  a  hymn  the  Juniors'  hour  was  closed.  At 
this  point  the  President  called  for  pledges  for  the  Bishop's 
Fund  for  Warsaw  and  $76.00  was  pledged  by  delegates. 

On  motion  of  Miss  Norcom,  a  vote  of  thanks  was  offered 
to  the  people  of  Washington,  and  upon  suggestion  of  Mrs. 
McMillan  to  that  effect,  the  vote  was  made  a  rising  vote  for 
the  hosipitality  extended. 


10  Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 

Rev.  Isaac  Hughes  spoke  to  the  meeting  for  a  few  minutes 
on  the  subject  of  the  work  of  the  Daughters  of  the  King, 
recommending  the  forming  of  a  local  Council.     At  the  clos- 
ing of  his  remarks  the  meeting  was  declared  adjourned. 
Respectfully  submitted, 

Mrs.  a.   T.  B.  Meeick, 
Miss  Marcia  R.  Myers. 


The  President's  Address* 


It  gives  me  much  pleasure  to  meet  you  all  here  to-day  and  wel- 
come you  to  my  home  parish  and  town.  This  is  our  first  Annual 
meeting  since  the  Woman's  Auxiliary  was  included  with  all  Parish 
Societies,  under  a  new  name,  with  a  greater  number  of  officers 
and  new  Constitution.  Now  let  us  see  what  has  been  accomplished. 
Two  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Managers  have  been  held,  two  meet- 
ings of  the  women  of  the  Convocation  of  Bdenton,  two  of  the  wo- 
men of  the  Convocation  of  New  Bern,  and  two  in  the  Convocation 
of  Wilmington.  The  Vice-Presidents  of  these  Convocations  at- 
tended these  meetings  with  one  exception,  when  I  was  present  at 
Aurora,  and  found  five  Parish  Societies  represented.  Now  as  to 
the  results  of  these  six  meetings. 

Our  contributions  for  Missions  have  been  larger  than  ever  before. 
Many  Parish  Guilds  and  Societies  having  helped  in  this  world  wide 
work,  besides  doing  their  usual  Parish  work;  and  while  talking  of 
Parish  work  or  that  which  is  nearest  to  us,  I  will  call  your  atten- 
tion to  a  letter  from  Miss  Emery,  our  General  Secretary,  sent  to  me 
a  few  days  ago  from  Honolulu,  which  you  will  find  printed  in  the 
Mission  Herald,  she  calls  our  attention  to  those  who  live  side  by 
side  with  us. 

I  have  also  a  letter  from  our  fellow  workers  at  the  Church  Mis- 
sions House,  who  wish  to  ask  us,  that  as  our  meetings  come  to  an 
end  and  the  active  and  united  work  ceases,  to  resolve  to  have  no 
vacation  in  our  interest  and  activity,  but  take  our  spirit  of  Mis- 
sions with  us  to  the  summer  resorts  and  try  to  follow  our  Mis- 
sionaries in  their  task,  using  our  infiuence  in  the  holiday  places  to 
which  we  go.  They  also  remind  us  of  our  great  loss  in  the  death 
of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Missionary  Society,  "Yet  we  have  not  lost 
his  example.  Mr.  Thomas  never  forgot,  but  whether  in  country 
or  city,  at  home  or  abroad,  his  heart  was  always  with  the  Missions 


WoMAN^s  Auxiliary  to  Board  of  Missions.         11 

of   the    Church    to    which   he    gave   time,    thought   and    money    un- 
stintingly." 

Our  Secretary  reports  a  great  increase  in  number  of  Societies 
and  Guilds  and  of  their  work,  and  we  see  here  to-day  a  great  in- 
crease in  the  number  of  delegates  and  visitors.  All  this  means  in- 
terest. Now  what  will  these  delegates  do  when  they  go  home? 
Talk  of  the  pleasant  time  they  have  had  and  the  people  they  have 
met?  Likely  it  is  too  late  for  another  meeting  this  summer  and 
soon  all  will  be  scattered.  At  the  first  meeting  in  the  fall  many 
are  still  absent  from  home.  The  Mission  Herald  with  an  account 
of  the  meeting  and  our  printed  report  which  has  taken  so  much 
work  to  get  out,  have  been  lost  or  misplaced  and  nothing  remains 
of  the  big  meeting  to  remind  us  of  our  work  for  the  new  year. 
Let  me  beg  of  you  to  make  this  different.  First  select  your  dele- 
gates with  great  care  from  among  those  who  have  attended  the 
meetings  regularly  through  the  year  and  know  something  of  the 
work,  meaning  to  take  in  and  bring  back  all  the  interest  and  en- 
thusiasm possible,  while  at  the  meeting  make  a  note  of  what  is 
going  on,  and  upon  your  return  while  it  is  fresh  in  your  minds,, 
ask  your  President  to  call  a  meeting,  tell  them  of  the  work  re- 
ported, and  of  the  new  work  for  another  year,  and  believe,  as  Miss 
Emery  says  in  her  letter,  "that  out  of  the  abundance  of  the  heart 
the  mouth  will  speak,  if  we  lay  aside  the  false  shame  that  besets 
some,  the  inertness  that  enslaves  others,  and  the  heedlessness  that 
loses  opportunity  for  us."  I  am  delighted  to  hear  of  the  activity 
in  the  Junior  Branches.  The  message  of  the  Bishop  to  the  Diocesan 
officers  at  the  beginning  of  the  year  was  to  urge  us  to  pay  particu- 
lar attention  to  this  branch  of  our  work.  I  am  glad  to  hear  reported 
that  our  apportionment  for  General  Missions  has  more  than  been 
met;  and  that  the  $50.00  asked  for  by  the  Bishop  for  the  Priory 
School  at  Honolulu,  has  also  run  over  that  amount.  In  the  last 
two  months  we  have  lost  two  of  our  faithful  workers,  both  from 
St.  Martin's  Parish,  Hamilton,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Jones  and  Mrs.  John  H. 
Martin,  these  with  Mrs.  T.  E.  Darden  who  was  called  to  her  rest 
nearly  two  years  ago,  have  left  vacant  a  place,  not  only  in  their 
Parish  but  in  our  Society  which  will  not  be  easily  filled.  As  the 
Vice-Presidents  have  already  given  an  account  of  the  work  and  its 
conditions  in  their  several  Convocations,  and  the  Secretary  has 
called  your  attention  to  the  work  as  a  whole  I  deem  it  unnecessary 
to  make  a  repetition.  Asking  God's  blessing  upon  our  united  efforts 
I  bid  you  be  mindful  of  the  blessings,  privileges  and  responsibilities, 
of  our  common  heritage.  MRS.  M.  B.  HARDING, 

President. 


12  Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 

CONVOCATION    OF    EDENTON. 

When  made  Vice-President  of  the  Convocation  of  Edenton  at 
the  Council  last  year  I  found  I  had  16  auxiliaries,  16  guilds  or  pa- 
rochial societies,  and  3  chapters  of  the  Daughters  of  the  King. 
This  year  I  have  reports  from  17  auxiliaries,  20  parochial  societies, 
and  3  chapters  of  the  Daughters  of  the  King.  Last  year  all  the 
societies  reported  $3,784.83  and  this  year  I  can  show  a  gain  of 
$625.09,  making  a  grand  total  of  $4,409.92  for  the  Convocation  of 
Edenton.  Belhaven,  Columbia  and  Murfreesboro  have  come  to  the 
front  and  sent  in  reports. 

I  visited  Washington  and  Hamilton  in  June.  I  attended  the 
Board  of  Managers  meeting  and  visited  Plymouth  in  November. 
Two  Convocations  were  held  during  the  year.  The  first  in  Hertford 
in  November.  The  attendance  was  rather  small  but  all  present 
were  deeply  interested.  The  second  Convocation  was  held  in  Ply- 
mouth in  January.  This  was  a  large  meeting.  Reports  were  re- 
ceived from  14  parishes  and  nine  delegates  were  present. 

I  formed  the  Murfreesboro  Branch  of  Auxiliary  by  letter  and  ob- 
tained reports  from  Belhaven  and  Columbia  in  the  same  way.  I 
also,  formed  a  Baby  Branch  at  Edenton  and  at  Plymouth  and  have 
the  promise  of  one  at  Hertford. 

The  Convocation  of  Edenton  was  asked  to  give  $72.00  to  General 
Missions  and  has  given  $87.25.  Priory  School,  Honolulu,  has  been 
given  $21.50  towards  the  $50.00  asked  from  the  entire  Diocese. 

In  the  financial  report  for  this  Convocation  sums  are  reported 
as  cash  on  hand.  Of  course,  these  sums  can  not  be  reported  again 
next  year. 

I  have  met  with  the  hearty  cooperation  from  all  the  Auxiliaries  - 
and  societies  in  my  Convocation,  and  feel  that  as  time  goes  on  we 
will  do  better  work.  Respectfully  submitted, 

MRS.  JAMES  G.  STATON. 


KEPORT    OF     VICE-PRESIDENT    OF    THE    CONVOCATION     OF 

NEW    BERN. 

During  this  first  year  of  my  work  as  Vice-President  or  "Traveling 
Secretary"  for  the  Convocation  of  New  Bern,  I  have  visited  seven 
of  the  twelve  Parishes  in  this  Convocation  and  attended  a  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  of  Managers  in  New  Bern  in  November. 

At  Trenton  we  re-organized  their  Auxiliary  and  left  them  with 
the  promise  of  new  and  continued  interest  in  their  work. 

I  regretted  my  inability  to  attend  Convocation  at  Aurora,  but  Mrs. 
Harding  kindly  met  in  my  place.  At  Beaufort  I  met  with  the  Parish 
organizations   in    the    church,    during    Saturday    afternoon,    and    at 


Woman's  Auxiliary  to  Board  of  Missions.         13 

night  organized  in  St.  Paul's  School,  a  new  Auxiliary,  giving  it  the 
name  of  "St.  Paul's  School  Auxiliary,"  an  organization  separate  and 
distinct  from  the  Parish  societies — this  at  the  earnest  solicitation 
of  Mrs.  Geffroy  and  with  the  permission  and  approval  of  the  Bishop. 
They  have  done  work  and  are  fully  interested  and  enthused  with 
the  Missionary  spirit.  They  have  a  study  class,  write  papers,  and 
gain  knowledge  and  help  from  each  meeting  held. 

In  Goldsboro  I  found  a  live  and  enthusiastic  body  of  women,  in- 
terested and  at  work  along  all  lines  of  Parochial  and  Missionary- 
work. 

I  visited  Vanceboro  during  the  winter  and  since  my  visit  have 
heard  no  news  of  their  re-organized  Society.  They  have  a  small 
congregation,  and  as  in  many  other  and  larger  ones  two  or  three 
women  are  doing  all  the  work.  This  is  a  condition  much  to  be 
deplored  and  one  which  we  should  make  it  our  special  study  and 
care  to  prevent.  Unless  our  members  take  a  personal  and  intelli- 
gent interest  in  the  Avork  our  Auxiliaries  will  not  grow  nor  thrive. 

In  February  I  attended  the  Convocation  at  Winterville,  and  felt 
much  encouraged  at  the  interest  shown. 

At  Ayden  I  re-organized  the  Auxiliary  and  have  since  had  excel- 
lent report  of  the  continued  interest.  A  leader  was  appointed  for 
a  Babies'  Branch,  and  we  are  hoping  for  good  results  in  the  near 
future. 

At  St.  John's,  Pitt  County,  we  organized  an  Auxiliary  and  Pa- 
rochial Society,  the  men  of  the  congregation  being  associate  mem- 
bers. 

Parmville,  Greenville,  New  Bern  and  Chocowinity  I  have  been 
in  correspondence  with,  and  as  all  except  Farmville  have  sent  dele- 
gates and  excellent  reports,  it  is  evident  that  the  year's  work  is  not 
altogether  without  results. 

In  my  home  town  Kinston,  we  have  had  more  meetings,  better 
attended  and  bearing  greater  results  than  ever  before. 

It  has  given  me  great  pleasure  to  meet  and  know  the  people  in 
this  work  so  dear  to  us,  and  I  wish  to  thank  them  all  for  generous 
hospitality  and  their  hearty  co-operation. 

There  are  five  Babies'  Branches,  and  six  Junior  Auxiliaries  in; 
the  Convocation  of  New  Bern.         Respectfully  submitted, 

MRS.  GHAS.  B.  WOODLEY. 


Wilmington,  N.  C,  May  20th,  1909. 

In  the  Convocation  of  Wilmington  there  are  nine  Parishes  and' 

t,en  Mission  Stations.     The  largest  Parishes  are  in  Wilmington  and 

Fayetteville.     St.   Paul's,   Clinton,   and  St.   Phillip's   Southport,   are 

among  the  oldest,  but  the  former  has,  until  lately,  been  without  a- 


14  Diocese  of  East  Carolijsta. 

rector  for  some  time,  and  the  latter  has  shown  no  life  for  a  number 
of  years. 

There  are  two  parishes  of  colored  people,  St.  Mark's,  Wilmington, 
and  St.  Joseph's,  Fayetteville,  both  progressing  finely. 

The  Missions  along  the  railroad  between  Wilmington  and  Golds- 
boro  are  very  encouraging.  There  will  soon  be  a  fine  Church  build- 
ing completed  at  Burgaw.  The  women  there  are  well  organized, 
and  I  hope  for  a  delegate  and  report  from  them  at  this  Council. 
Wallace  is  beginning  to  have  quite  a  large  congregation,  and  War- 
saw hopes  to  have  a  Church  in  the  near  future.  At  Faison  they  are 
greatly  interested.  The  smaller  Missions  are  discouraging — only 
a  few  scattered  individuals  being  unable  to  pay  even  the  traveling 
expenses  of  the  Evangelist.  I  have  distributed  report  blanks  to  all, 
however,  and  hope  you  may  hear  from  most  of  them. 

The  apportionment  was  placed  early  in  November,  just  after  the 
meeting  of  the  officers  in  New  Bern,  and  I  am  sure  that  the  Treas- 
urer's report  will  show  that  the  amounts  have  been  more  than  paid. 

There  have  been  two  meetings  of  the  Convocation  during  the 
winter,  one  in  St.  John's,  Fayetteville,  where  I  met  the  women 
and  talked  to  them  about  the  Women's  Parochial  and  Missionary 
Society,  the  other  in  Wilmington  in  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shep- 
herd, when  we  had  quite  a  large  and  enthusiastic  meeting. 

There  are  a  few  matters  of  interest  to  which  I  wish  simply  to 
call  your  attention:  The  organization  in  St.  John's,  Fayetteville, 
of  a  new  branch  of  the  Girls'  Friendly  Society,  with  Miss  Alice 
Mallett  as  Director,  this  being  the  second  in  this  Convocation;  and 
a  large  organization  of  the  Babies  Branch  of  the  Women's  Auxil 
iary  in  St.  James,  Wilmington,  with  Mrs.  E.  A.  Metts  in  charge, 
numbering  more  than  eighty  members. 

There  has  also  been  quite  a  large  branch  of  the  "Church  League 
of  the  Baptized"  organized  in  St.  James,  Wilmington,  and  by  the 
untiring  efforts  of  Mrs.  Jane  DeRosset  quite  a  gratifying  amount 
was  collected  in  a  few  months  which,  by  the  advice  of  the  Bishop, 
was  sent  to  the  General  Clergy  Relief  Fund. 

In  concluding  this  first  annual  report  for  the  Convocation  of  Wil- 
mington, I  wish  to  acknowledge  gratefully  the  co-operation  of  the 
several  Parochial  Associations.  With  a  little  further  effort  all 
will  be  brought  to  see  the  value  of  organization  and  united  effort  in 
making  effective  the  work  of  women  in  the  Church. 

With  affectionate  greetings  to  my  honored  President  and  fellow- 
members,  I  am,  Faithfully  yours,  etc., 

MRS.  WILLIAM  C ALDER. 


Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Officers* 


On  Monday,  May  24,  the  Board  of  Officers  of  the  Parochial 
and  Missionary  Society  met  at  the  home  of  the  President, 
Mrs.  JSTathaniel  Harding,  three  members  were  absent,  Mrs. 
AVilliam  Calder,  Mrs.  John  Anderson  and  Mrs.  Lossie  deE. 
Myers. 

The  meeting  was  opened  with  prayer  by  the  President. 

Secretary  giving  the  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  last  'No- 
vember  in  ^N^ew  Bern.  Question  of  kind  of  reports  expected 
from  delegates  was  discussed,  also  change  of  the  name  of  the 
organization. 

Programme  for  Tuesday's  meeting  was  made  and  approved. 

Adjourned,  to  meet  at  ten  o'clock  Tuesday  morning. 


Report  of  Diocesan  Secretary. 


The  Right  Rev.  Robert  Strange  and  Madam  President: 

Passing  time  has  quickly  taken  us  to  the  period  for  rendering 
an  account  of  the  year's  work,  which  in  all  of  its  branches  is  most 
satisfactory,  the  Convocation  Vice  Presidents  have  accomplished 
much  by  their  earnest  efforts  to  arouse  interest  in  Parochial  as 
well  as  in  Missionary  work. 

The  fifty  dollars  the  Bishop  asked  to  be  given  to  St.  Andrews 
Priory  School,  Honolulu,  has  been  forwarded  to  that  school.  The 
sum  for  apportionment  far  exceeds  the  amount  $275.00  asked  for  by 
Board  of  Missions,  Annual  reports,  225  have  been  distributed  and 
many  have  been  received  from  Northern,  Southern  and  Western 
Diocese.  Two  packages  of  leaflets  have  been  received  from  the  Mis- 
sions Home.  The  most  important  letters  coming  from  China,  telling 
of  the  good  and  great  hospital  work  Dr.  Mary  L.  Glenden  is  doing, 
from  the  Secretary  of  the  Diocese  of  Nftrth  Carolina,  asking  that 
we  should  become  more  interested  in  the  school  at  Valla  Crucis, 
very  appreciative  letters  from  Mr.  Parke  to  whom  boxes  were  sent 
from  the  Convocation  of  Edenton  and  New  Bern  for  Waynesville 
Missions,  value  amounting  to  $327.05. 

Also  a  letter  from  the  General  Secretary  Dr.  Lloyd,  asking  the 
readers  of  the  Spirit  of  Missions  to  be  more  earnest  in  their  efforts 
for  General  missions,  "in  some  way  to  avail  themselves  of  the 
opportunities  this  work  affords  for  effectual  service  of  men;  what 
one  man,  Mr.  George  C.  Thomas  did,  giving  loving  service  and  gen- 


16  Diocese  of  East  CAEOLiiq^A. 

erously  of  his  wealth  to  make  good  that  lost,  resulting  from  some 
to  meet  their  share  in  the  common  expense;  what  he  did  can  be 
continued  if  divided  among  many."  Will  not  East  Carolina  be  among 
the  many? 

Received  from  Mrs.  George  Roberts $       9 .  67 

Received  from  St.  Stephen's  Woman's  Auxiliary..         1.00 — $10.67 

EXPENDED. 

Mailing  Annual  Reports $  1.75 

Miss  Emery,  for  Leaflets 1.00 

Miss  Emery  for  Reports 40 

Printing  Report  Blanks 4.90 

Mailing    Blanks 55 

Freight  and  drayage  on  Waynesville  Missions  boxes  1 .  10 

Stationery  and  stamps 2 .  75 — $12 .  45 

Respectfully  submitted, 

MISS  SUE  E.  COLLIER,  Diocesan  Secretary. 


REPORT  OF  TREASURER. 

Receipts. 

From  Chapel  of  the  Cross,  Aurora $  6 .  70 

From  St.  James,  Ayden 1.50 

From  St.  Paul's,  Beaufort,  Girls  Friendly 5.00 

From  St.  Paul's,  Beaufort,  School  Auxiliary 20.50 

From  St.   Thomas',   Bath 2.35 

From  St.    David's,    Creswell 8.00 

From  Trinity,  Chocowinity    2.00 

From  St.   Agnes'   Guild,   Columbia 3 .  00 

From »St.   Paul's  Edenton 72 . 25 

From  St.  John  Evangelist,  Edenton 1.00 

From  Christ  Church,  Elizabeth  City 38.00 

From  Christ  Church,  St.  Catherine's  Guild 25.00 

From  Christ  Church,  Ladies'  Guild '25.00 

From  St.  John's  Fayetteville 54 .  30 

From  St.   Stephens',   Goldsboro 15 .  60 

From  St.    Mary's   Gatesville 2 .  00 

From  St.    Martin's    Hamilton 8 .  00 

From  Holy  Trinity,  Hertford 29 .  00 

From  Holy  Trinity,  St.  Catherine's  Guild 1.00 

From  Holy  Trinity,  Parish  Guild 1 .  00 

From  St.  Mary's,  Kinston 25.27 

From  St.  Barnabas',  Murf reesboro 1 .  00 

From  Christ  Church,  New  Bern 56.50 

From  St.  Cyprian's,  New  Bern 3 .  00 

From  St.  Cyprian's,  Rector's  Aid 1 .  00 


Woman's  Auxiliary  to  Board  of  Missions.  17 

From  Grace  Church,  Plymouth $  6.00 

Prom  St.  Mark's,   Roxobel 2.85 

From  St.  Luke's,  Roper 11.00 

From  Grace    Church,   Trenton 5.00 

From  St,  Paul's,  Vanceboro 1.50 

From  St.  Peter's,  Washington 47.20 

From  St.  Peter's,  Daughters  of  the  King 1 .  00 

Prom  Church  of  the  Advent,  Williamston 40.50 

From  Grace   Church,   Woodville 6.00 

From  St.  James',  Wilmington 118 .  67 

From  St.  James',  St.  Mary's  Guild 31.00 

From  St.  James',  St.  Agnes  Guild 45 .  00 

From  St.  James',  St.  Cecilia's  Guild 22 .50 

From  St.  James',  Young  Woman's  Auxiliary 38.00 

From  St.  John's,  Wilmington 41.50 

From  St.  Paul's,  Wilmington 30.00 

From  Good    Shepherd,    Wilmington 20 .  00 

From  Good  Shepherd,  Wilmington,  Guild 10. 00 

From  Good  Shepherd,  Wilmington,  Girls  Friendly 5.00 

From  St.    Thomas',    Windsor 6.50 

Prom  St.  Thomas',  Woman's  Auxiliary 50 

Prom  St.  John's,  Winton 2.00 

From  Church  at  Red  Springs 5.00 

From  Officers   Woman's   Auxiliary 8.00 

From  Mrs.  A.  A.  Watson 5.00 


$  917.39 
MRS.  GEORGE  H.  ROBERTS. 


UNITED  OFFERING  REPORT. 


To  the  President  of  the  Parochial  and  Missionary  Society  of  Eastern 
Carolina  Diocese. 
Dear  Madam: — I  have  the  pleasure  of  reporting  $489.27  in  banks 
to  the  credit  of  our  Woman's  Offering  Fund.  The  Wilmington  St. 
James'  fund  for  the  same  purpose  amounts  to  $337.74,  which  is 
at  interest  also,  and  as  heretofore  will  be  handed  to  your  Treas- 
urer in  1910. 

I  am  glad  to  tell  you  that  the  contributions — especially  from  the 
smaller  parishes  have  been  very  generous.  I  trust  our  offering  will 
be  larger  than  in  1907,  for  letters  from  the  Mission  Houses  urge  it 
as  necessary  for  the  extended  work  dependent  on  that  fund. 

Yours  faithfully, 

MRS.  L.  deR.  MYERS, 
Treasurer  United  Offering  Fund  for  Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 
May  21st,  1909. 


18  Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 


BABIES'   BRANCH. 


The  work  of  the  Babies'  Branch  is  steadily  moving  forward, 
eight  new  Branches  were  formed  this  year.  Three  have  not  been 
able  to  send  in  their  reports.  The  main  idea  of  the  Babies'  Branch 
is  to  teach  systematic  giving  and  the  offering  is  the  penny  a  Sun- 
day from  each  "little  Helper."  The  children  enjoy  the  meetings. 
There  they  listen  to  missionary  stories  and  their  little  voices  are 
raised  most  earnestly  in  the  hymns.  I  wish  there  could  be  a  Branch 
in  every  Parish,  however  small.  This  is  the  first  step  of  the 
Auxiliary  and  it  is  a  most  important  one  for  "train  up  a  child  in 
the  way  he  should  go,"  and  then  have  our  Woman's  Auxiliary 
stronger  and  more  earnest.  The  offering  goes  to  General  Missions 
and  also  Home  Missions  and  helps  support  the  Memorial  kinder- 
garten at  Akitu,  Japan,  in  memory  of  the  little  boy  who  started 
the  Babies'  Branch,  Taylor  Hart  Mitchell. 

MRS.  JOHN  A.  ANDERSON, 
Secretary  Babies'  Branch,  East  Carolina. 


REPORT   OF   SECRETARY   OF  BABIES'   BRANCH. 


Convocation  of  Edenton: 

Edenton    $  3.00 

Elizabeth   City 18.00 

Gatesville     4 .  00 

Hamilton    1.00 

Hertford    no  report 

Plymouth     1.40 

Roxobel    1.25 

Roper    5.00 

Washington    9.27 

Windsor    5.30 

Winton    55 

Williamston    13 .  92— $63 .  69 

Convocation  of  New  Bern: 

Goldsboro    $  6.64 

Kinston     3.57 

Winterville    73 

Beaufort    2.00 

New  Bern no  report 

Ayden    no    report 

Greenville    no  report  — $12 .  94 


WoMAN^s  Auxiliary  to  Boakd  of  Missions.         19 

Convocation  of  Wilmington: 

Wilmington,  St.    James' $  24 .  36 

Wilmington,  St.  John's 8.00 

Wilmington,  Good    Shepherd 1 .  56 

Fayetteville,  St.    John's 14 .  00— $47 .  92 

Total     $124 .  55 

Interest  to  June,  1909 1 .  36 

To    hand $125.91 


CONVOCATION   OF   EDENTON. 


Vice-President  Mrs.  James  G.  Staton. 

BATH,  St.  Thomas'  Parish  Guild,  Miss  Julia  Rae 
Marsh,  Secretary.     No.  members  9. 

Covering   Church $  110 .  33 

Lenten   Offering 2 .  40 

Mr.  C.  D.  Malone 10 .  00—$  122  .  73" 

BELHAVEN,  St.  James'  Parish  Guild,  Miss  Myr- 
tle Swindell,  Secretary,     No,  members  35. 

Enlarging    Church $114.20 

Christmas    Box 10 .  00 

On   hand    (about) 300 .  00—$  424 .  20 

COLUMBIA,  St.  Agnes  Guild,  Mrs,  R.  A.  Kohloss, 
Secretary.     No.  members  10. 

Organ   Fund $  80.10 

Towards  moving  Church 1.00 

Alms    Basins 6 .  00 

On   hand 3.10 

General    Missions 1.50 

Diocesan    Missions 1.50 

Moving    Church 25 .  00—$  118 .  20 

CRESWELL,  St.  David's  Woman's  Parochial  and 
Missionary  Society,  Miss  Myra  Hardison, 
Secretary.     No.  members  16. 

Payment  on  organ $  110 .  00 

Central   Fund    25 

St.    Paul's   School 1.00 

Thompson    Orphanage 1.00 

Diocesan    Missions 2.00 

General    Missions 2.75 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 2 .  00—$  119 .  OO 


20 


Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 


CRESWELL,  Junior  Branch,  Woman's  Parochial 
and  Missionary  Society.  Miss  Elsie  Swain, 
Secretary.     No.  members  10. 

Diocesan  Missions    $  1.00 

China     5.00—$       6.00 

EDENTON,  St.  Paul's  Woman's  Auxiliary,  Miss 
M.  F.  Skinner,  Secretary.     No.  members  19. 

Chapel  at  Grifton,  N.  C $  1.00 

Central  Fund    1.00 

St.  Paul's  School 20 .  00 

United    Offering 4.25 

General    Missions 30 .  00 

Diocesan    Missions 13 .  75 

General  Clergy  Retiring  Fund 5.00 

China    1.75 

Japan    2.00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 2.00 

Waynesville    Box 25 .  85—$  106 .  60 

EDENTON,  Dime  Society,  Mrs.  James  Warren, 
Secretary.    No.  members  32. 

Laundering  Surplices,  etc $  1 . 45 

Painting    Rectory 27 .  30 

Repairing    Rectory 47.20 

Tuning  and  repairing  organ 25.00 

Matting  for  robing  room 2.10 

Diocesan    Missions 16 .  30—$  119 .  35 

EDENTON,  St.  Mary's  Guild,  Miss  Sallie  Warren, 
Secretary.     No.  members  33. 

Charity    $  18.00 

Church    Furnishings 23.10 

Wiring    Rectory 53.05 

Diocesan    Missions 5.00 — $     99.15 

EDENTON,  St.  John  Evangelist,  Woman's  Auxil- 
iary, Mrs.  Nellie  E.  Jones,  Secretary.  No. 
members  9. 

St.  Andrew's   Priory  School,  Honolulu $  1.00 

Poor  of  the  Mission   (Edenton) 3.00 

Meeting  held  at  Brooklyn 1 .  00—$       5 .  00 

EDENTON,  St.  John  Evangelist  Parish  Guild. 
No.   members   10. 

Packages  given  sick $  1 .  00 

Lot  for  Rectory 13.47—$     14.47 


WoMAN^s  Auxiliary  to  Board  of  Missions.        21 

ELIZABETH  CITY,  Christ  Church,  Woman's 
Auxiliary,  Mrs.  T.  Selby  Harney,  Secretary. 
No.  members  34. 

Central  Fund    $  1.00 

St.  Paul's  School 6.00 

Red  Springs   Church 5.00 

United  Offering  50.00 

General    Missions 10 .  00 

Diocesan  Missions    27  .  00 

Rectory  at  Harvard,  111 1.00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 2.00 

Waynesville  Box   60.00—$  162.00 

ELIZABETH  CITY,  Ladies'  Guild,  Miss  Ella 
John,  Secretary.     No.  members  29. 

Church   debt    $  130 .  00 

Reredos  and  chair  for  Church 10.50 

Rectory  Yard   10 .  00 

Material  for  sewing 10 .  36 

Mr.  Malone's  salary 8.00 

Labor,  postage  and  incidentals 12  .  97 

Bishop's  Missionary  work  in  Diocese 25.00—$  206.83 

ELIZABETH  CITY,  St.  Catherine's  Guild,  Miss 
Mattie  Griffin,  Secretary.    No.  members  29. 

Thanksgiving    offering    $  204 .  00 

Delegates'  expense  to  convocation 2.60 

Rector's  Emergency  Fund 50.25 

Surplice    12 .  50 

Council  Expenses    21 .  74 

Diocesan  Missions    25 .  00—$  316 .  09 

GATESVILLE,  St.  Mary's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  George  D.  Williams,  Secretary.  No. 
members  8. 

United  Offering   $  14 .  57 

General   Missions    2.00 

Diocesan   Missions    5 .  00 — $     21 .  57 

GATESVILLE,  St.  Mary's  Guild,  Miss  J.  Louise 
Parker,  Secretary.     No.  members  8.   . 

Tuning  Church   Organ $  4.00 

Diocesan  Missions    10 .  00 

Cash   on   hand 323 .  52 — $  337 .  52 

HAMILTON,  St.  Martin's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  W.  T.  Grimes,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 15. 

Spirit   of   Missions $  1 .  00 

Grifton   Church    1.00 


22  Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 

General  Missions  through  Parish  treasurer..?  2.44 

Central  Fund    1,00 

St.   Paul's   School 1 .  00 

United    Offering 8.92 

General    Missions 2.00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 1.00 

Harvard,  Illinois,  Rectory 1.00 

Chatham,  Va 1.00 

Apron,   Arizona    35 

Waynesville    Box    15 .  00 — $     36 .  71 

HAMILTON,    St.    Martin's    Guild,    Mrs.    W.    T. 
Grimes,  Secretary.     No.  members  15. 

Miscellaneous     $  5.51 

Thompson    Orphanage 20.00—$     25.51 

HERTFORD,    Holy   Trinity   Woman's    Auxiliary, 
Miss  P.  C.  Norcom,  Sec'y.     No.  members  28. 

Church  Building  Fund $  1.00 

Central  Fund   50 

St.   Paul's   School 2 .  00 

Thompson    Orphanage 1.00 

Red   Springs   Church 1.00 

Articles  for  Bazaar   (Beaufort) 2 .00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 6.50 

United  Offering  4.00 

General   Missions    3 .  00 

Diocesan  Missions    1.00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 1.00 

Alaska    1 .  00 

Cuba     1.00 

China    1.00 

Japan    1.00 

Indian    Missions    1.00 

Domestic  Missions    1.00 

Foreign   Missions    1 .  00 

Waynesville    Box 50.00 

Thompson    Orphanage   Box 20 .  00—$  100 .  00 

HERTFORD,  Woman's  Parish  Guild,  Mrs.  W.  F. 
Babb,   Secretary.     No.   members   20. 

Cleared  at  Christmas  sale $  17.35 

Church  yard  work 13 .  75 

Work  at  Rectory 3.00 

Paid  on  church  organ 5.00 

Rector's   Christmas   gift 3.00 

Painting  Church  Fence 1 .  75 

Chairs    for    Rectory 5 .  00 

Amount  in  treasury 17 .  60 — $     66 .  45' 


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HERTFORD,  St.  Catherine's  Guild,  Miss  Mae 
Wood  Winston,  Sec'y.     No.  members  12. 

Necessary  expenditure  for  Church $  14.50 

Charitable    purposes 17 .  00 

St.   Paul's   School 5.00—$     36.5a 

MURFREESBORO,  St.  Barnabas'  Woman's  Auxil- 
iary, Miss  Sarah  L.  Barnes,  Secretary.  No. 
members  8. 

United  offering    $  2.50 

Priory  School,  Honolulu 1.00—$       3.50 

PLYMOUTH,  Grace  Church,  Woman's  Auxiliary. 
Mrs.  John  D.  Burrall,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 21. 

Central  Fund   $       1 .  00 

St.   Paul's   School 1.00 

United  Offering  6.60 

General   Missions    1.00 

Alaska  (Mrs.  Burgess) 4 . 00 

Rockford,  111.,  Church 1 .  00 

St.  Andrews'  Priory  School,  Honolulu 1.00 

Waynesville    Box 4.00 

Thompson  Orphanage    10 .  00 — $     29 .  60' 

PLYMOUTH,  Woman's  Guild,  Mrs.  John  D.  Bur- 
rall, Secretary.     No.  members  21. 

Painting  interior  of  Church $  11.00 

Cleaning  Church  yard 16.00 

Gift  of  Stole  to  Rector 15.00 

Other  objects    30 .  00—$     72  .  00 

PLYMOUTH,    Daughters    of    the    King,    Miss 
Lula  Ambrose,   Secretary.     No.   members   7. 

Flowers  for  altar $       1.26 

Other  objects 1.45 

Self  Denial  Fund 1.75 

Dues    1 .  75—$       6 ,  21 

ROPER,  St.  Luke's  Woman's  Auxiliary,  Miss 
Agnes  Speight,  Secretary.     No.  members  16. 

Thompson's    Orphanage $       5 .  00 

Box  of  clothing  to  Orphanage 6.00 

United    offering 6 .  92 

General   Missions    10 .  00 

Grifton,  N.  C 1 .  00 

Rectory  in  Illinois 1.00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 1.00 — $     30.92 


24  Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 

ROPER,    Woman's    Guild,    Miss    Agnes    Speight, 
Secretary.     No.  members  16. 

Electric  Light  bill  for  Church $  5 .  00 

Gift  to  Rector  at  Christmas 10 .  00 

Books  for  Play 1.77 

Hangings  and  Fringe 20.00  • 

Money  made  at  Bazaar 20.00—$     56.77 

ROXOBEL,  St.  Mark's  Woman's  Auxiliary,    Miss 
Annie  J.  Norfleet,  Secretary.    No.  members  9. 

Church  Building  Fund $  1.35 

Central  Fund 50 

Diocesan    Missions 5 .  00 

United    Offering 10.92 

General  Missions 1 .  00 — $     18 .  77 

ROXOBEL,  Parochial  Society,  Mrs.  R.  E.  Shoul- 
ders, Secretary.    No.  members  9. 

Diocesan  Missions  $  5.00 

On  hand  for  Church  repairs 12  .  21 — $     17 .  21 

ROXOBEL,  Junior  Guild,  Miss  Eliza  Mason  Cape- 
hart,  Secretary.    No.  members  10. 

Bishop's    House $  7 .  50 

On    hand    for    Altar    Hangings    and    Church 

Furniture    44.75—$     52.25 

WASHINGTON,   St.   Peter's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Miss  E.  M.  B.  Hoyt,  Sec'y.     No.  members  48. 

Central  Fund $  1.00 

St.   Paul's   School 10.00 

Mr.  Malone's  Salary 5 .  00 

Red   Springs 2  .  50 

United  Offering 52 .  00 

General  Missions 10 .  00 

Diocesan    Missions 5.00 

Alaska   3 .  70 

Robert  E.  Joyner 5.00 

Mr.  Harding 2.50 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 2.00 

Spirit  of  Missions  and  books  for  study  days  2.65 

Waynesville  and  Valla  Crucis  Boxes 65.60—$  166.95 

WASHINGTON,    St.    Peter's    Parochial    Society. 
Mrs.  Bonner,  Secretary.     No.  members  35. 

Wood    distributed $  33 .  50 

Groceries  distributed 10.00 

Clothing    distributed 5.00 

Cash   distributed 57 .  80—$  106 .  30 


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WASHINGTON,  Rector's  Aid  Society,  Mrs.  Chas. 
E,  Hussey,  Secretary.     No.  members  29. 

Cash  in  Bank  for  Church  wall $  456.31—$  456.31 

WASHINGTON,  Daughters  of  the  King,  Miss 
Jane  Myers,  Secretary.     No.  members  17. 

Laundering  Altar  Linen $  1.00 

Dues  and  Central  fund,  Royal  Cross 5.50 

Lot  in  Cemetery .' 8.00 

Ticket  for  Hospital  patient 1.10 

Vestibule  floor  covering  and  sexton 14.75 — $     30.35. 

WILLIAMSTON,  Church  of  the  Advent  Woman's 
Auxiliary,  Miss  Hattie  Thrower,  Secretary. 
No.  members  26. 

Central  Fund $  1.00 

St.  Paul's  School 5 .  00 

Thompson  Orphanage 2.00 

Rev.  N.  C.  Hughes 1.00 

Mr.  Malone's  Salary 1.00 

Mission   Herald 2.00 

Red   Springs 6.00 

Miss  Mann's  expenses 2.00 

Grifton    2.00 

United    Offering 46.70 

General  Missions 10.00 

Diocesan    Missions 1 .  50 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 1.00 

Alaska    2.00 

Cuba    1.00 

China    2.00 

Japan   1 .  00 

Indian  Missions   1.00 

Rev.  Bobb  White,  Philippines 5.00 

St.  Andrew's   Priory  School 2.00 

Apron  to  Oklahoma,  Chickasha 1.00 

Thompson   Orphanage   Box 29 .  00 

Waynesville  Box 10 .  70 — $  135 .  90~ 

WILLIAMSTON,  Parish  Guild,  Miss  Hattie 
Thrower,  Secretary.     No.  members  26. 

Cleaning   Church   yard $  1.00 

Luncheon    at    Ordination 4.50 

Rectory    Debt 200 .  00 

Christmas  Gift  to  Rector 2.50 

Contribution  to  sick  lady 2 .  00 — $  210 .  00' 


:26  Diocese  of  East  Caeoeina. 

WILLIAMS  TON,  Daughters  of  the  King,  Miss 
Emily  Whitley,   Secretary.     No.  members  8. 

Brass  Cross,  memorial  to  Rev.  Mr.  Wingate.$  31.00 

Flowers  for  Altar 10.75 

Relacquering,  Altar  vases  and  two  dosals..  7.93 

Linen  Surplice  and  three  linen  altar  cloths  12.30 

Annual  per  cap.  tax,  Royal  Cross  and  Badges  4.75 

Charity    214.71 

China,  the  Order's  Missionary 6.50 — $  287.94 

WINDSOR,  St.  Thomas'  Woman's  Auxiliary,  Mrs. 
Sol  Cherry,  Secretary.     No.  members  21. 

Central   Fund $  50 

Cross  at  Manteo   1.80 

Diocesan    Missions 6 .  00 

Grif ton,   N.   C 1 .  00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 1.00 

Thompson   Orphanage   Box 9.00 

United  Offering 20.32 

General  Missions 1.00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 2 .  00—$     42 .  62 

WINDSOR,  Woman's  Guild,  Mrs.  R.  M.  Askew, 
Jr.,  Secretary.     No.  members  20. 

Christmas  Present  to  Rector  and  wife $  6 .  50 

Cleaning    Church 1.95 

Funds  for  building  and  remodeling  Church.  .  123.25 

Towards  cleaning  cemetery 40.00 

Central  Fund 50 

Diocesan  Missions    3  0.00 

Rectory  debt,  Harvard,  111 1.00—$  183.20 

WINTON,  St.  John's  Woman's  Auxiliary,  Mrs. 
M.  C.  Matthews,  Secretary.     No.  members  7. 

Central  Fund $  50 

Diocesan    Missions 5.00 

United  Offering 3 .  95 

General  Missions 1 .  00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 50 

Thompson  Orphanage 2 .  00 

Box  to  St.  Paul's  School 1 .  60 

Boxes  to  Thompson  Orphanage  and  Waynes- 

ville   23.50 

Miss  Mann's  expenses   (extra  expense) 5.28 — $     43.33 

WINTON,  Woman's  Guild  of  St.  John's  Parish, 
Miss  Jessie  Cowper,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 8. 

Miss   Mann's   expense $  50 


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Printing  Minutes  in  Mission  Herald $  50 

Incidental  Church  expense 10.27 

Diocesan    Missions 10 .  00 

Church  Organ    74 .  35—$     95 .  62 

WOODVILLE,  Grace  Church  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  M.  B.  Urquhart,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 7. 

Central    Fund $  1.00 

Diocesan    Missions 15.00 

Mr.   Malone's   Salary 2.00 

United  Offering 22.52 

General    Missions 2 .  00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 1.00 

Thompson   Orphanage 4 .  50—$     48 .  02 

Grand  total,   Convocation  of  Edenton $4,773.61 


CONVOCATION   OF   NEW    BERN. 

Vice-President  iVIrs.  C.  B.  Woodley. 

AURORA,  Chapel  of  the  Cross  Woman's  Auxil- 
iary, Mrs.  F.  F.  Cherry,.  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 17. 

Stoles  for  Rector $  10.00 

Sunday    School 75 

Central    Fund 1.00 

Thompson  Orphanage,  Charlotte,  N.  C 5.00 

Christ  Church  Parish  Home,  111 1 .  00 

United  Offering 1 .  50 

General    Missions .'  2.00 

Honolulu,  St.  Andrew's  Priory  School 70—$     21.95 

AYDEN,  St.  James'  Parish  Guild,  Mrs.  F.  G.  Beih- 
mann.  Secretary.     No.  members  8. 

Carpet  for  Church $  30.00 

Towards  bell  for  Church 23 .  00 

General    Missions 1 .  50 

Diocesan    Missions 2 .  50 — $     57 .  00 

AYDEN,  St.  James'  Junior  Guild,  Miss  Sallie  Bet 
Quinerly,  Secretary. 
Towards  Church  carpet $       5.00—$       5.00 

BEAUFORT,  St.  Paul's  School  Auxiliary,  Miss 
Susan  D.  Well,  Secretary. 

Central  Fund $       1.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.  C 86 .  71 


28  Diocese  of  East  Caeolii^a. 

Thompson  Orphanage,  Charlotte,  N.  C $  5.00 

United  Offering 10.00 

Diocesan    Missions 4 .  50 — $  107 .  21 

BEAUFORT,  St.  Paul's  Aid  Society,  Mrs.  N.  L. 
Carrow,  Secretary.    No.  members  46. 

Rebuilding    Rectory $  189 .  11—$  189 .  11 

BEAUFORT,  St.  Paul's  Girls'  Friendly  Society, 
Mrs.  F.  N.  Skinner,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 19. 

Thompson's  Orphanage,  Charlotte,  N.  C $  1.25 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 1.25 

Alaska    1.25 

Valla  Crucis   1 .  25 — $       5 .  00 

CHOCOWINITY,  Trinity  Parish  Guild,  Miss  Mae 

Blount,   Secretary.     No.  members   12.  ' 

Memorial  window $  17.92 

United  Offering 1.00 

General    Missions 2 .  00 

Mission  Box,  Waynesville,  N.  C 1.00—$     21.92 

FARMVILLE,  Emanuel  Woman's  Auxiliary,  Mrs. 
Minnie  Warren,  Secretary. 

United  Offering $  10.00 

Diocesan  Missions    5 .  00 

Chapel  Hill,  N.   C 1.75 

Lewanee,    Tenn 1.75 

Bishop's    House 5.00 

Mission  Box,  Waynesville,  N.  C 10.00—$     33.50 

GOLDSBORO,  St.  Stephen's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  E.  C.  Vitou,  Secretary.    No.  members  22. 

Central  Fund    $  1.00 

Thompson  Orphanage,  Charlotte,  N.  C 1.00 

United  Offering   2.65 

Honolulu,  St.  Andrew's  Priory  School 2.00 

General  Missions    5.00 

Diocesan    Missions 5.00 

Printing  minutes  in  Mission  Herald 1.00 

Expenses     2.95 

Mission  Box,  Waynesville  N.  C 17.00 

Box,  Thompson  Orphanage,  Charlotte,  N.  C.  .  15.00—$     52.60 

GOLDSBORO,  St.  Stephen's  Parish  Guild,  Mrs.  A. 
L.  Bell,  Secretary.     No.  members  32. 

Church  organ  $  410 .  00—$  410 .  00 


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GOLDSBORO,    St.    Stephen's    Sanctuary    Guild, 
Mrs.  H,  M.  Humphrey,  Secretary.     No.  mem- 
bers 9. 
Expended $     42.13—$     42.13 

GREENVILLE,  St.  Paul's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  E,  B.  Picklin,  Sec'y.     No.  members  22. 

United  Offering   $       7.50 

Mission  Box,  Waynesville,  N.  C 8 .  00—$     15  .  50 

KINSTON,  St.  Mary's  Woman's  Auxiliary,  Mrs. 
James  Vaughn,  Secretary.     No.  members  26. 

Parish  work $     85 .  00 

Other  objects 75 

Central  Fund 1.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.  C 7 .50 

Thompson  Orphanage,  Charlotte,  N.  C 25.00 

United  Offering 5 .  00 

General  Missions 5 .  00 

Diocesan    Missions 3.80 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 2 .  00 

St.   Mary's,   Shanghai,    China 2.22 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 1 .00 

Box,  Thompson  Orphanage,  Charlotte,  N.  C.  .  50.00 

Mission  Box,  Waynesville,  N.  C 40.00—$  228.27 

NEW  BERN,  Christ  Church  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  R.  DuVal  Jones,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers, 25. 

Central  Fund    $  1.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.  C 10 .  00 

United  Offering 20.00 

General  Missions 10 .  00 

Diocesan  Missions 4 .  00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 3.00 

Japan    10.00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 2.00 

Red  Springs  Church 2.00 

Miss   Collier    50 

Special   Offering    217 .  50 

Mission  Box,  Waynesville,  N.  C 20.00—$  300.00 

NEW  BERN,  Christ  Church  Parish  Guild,  Miss 
Dita  Roberts,  Secretary.    No.  members  63. 

Altar  Guild $  20.00 

Vested    choir 20.85 

Parish    Guild 53.60 

Parish  House  debt 200 .  00 

To  be  used  by  Vestry  or  Guild 100 .  00—$  394 .  45 


30  Diocese  of  East  CAEOLiiq-A, 

NEW  BERN,  Christ  Church  Relief  Society,  Capt. 
W.  T.  Simmons,  Secretary, 
Helped  the  needy  with  wood,   clothing  and 
medicine. 
Received  and  expended $  244 .  78 — $  244 .  7S 

NEW  BERN,  Christ  Church  Girl's  Friendly  So- 
ciety, Miss  Mary  Roberts,  Secretary.  No. 
members  70. 

Branch  expenses,  cards,  badges,  calendars..?  22.77 

Entertainment  and  cooking  class 2  .83 

Freight   90 

Debt  on  Parish  House  and  door 21 ,  50 

Light  and  fire 10.25 

Central  Fund  18.21 

Other  work 56.25—$  132.71 

NEW  BERN,  St.  Cyprian's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  M.  Thompson,  Secretary. 

Parish  work $  70.00 

United  Offering 1.00 

General  Missions 1 .  00 

Diocesan    Missions 1 .  00—$     73 .  OO 

NEW  BERN,  St.  Cyprian's  Aid  Society,  Miss  Fel- 
tie  Castine,  Secretary. 

Repair  on  Rectory $  16 .  50 

Present  for  Rector 5.00 

Church   Building  Fund 25 

Central   Fund 25 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort  N.  C 25 

Thompson  Orphanage,  Charlotte,  N.  C 25—$     22.50 

TRENTON,  Grace  Woman's  Auxiliary,  Mrs.  Fur- 
ney  Brock,  Secretary.    No.  members  6. 

Central   Fund $       1.00 

United  Offering 1.00 

General    Missions 1.00 

Diocesan    Missions 1.00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 1.00 

Box,  St.  Paul's,  Beaufort 1.00 

Mission  Box,  Waynesville,  N.  C 10.00—$     16.00 

VANCEBORO,  St.  Paul's  Parish  Guild,  Miss 
Ethel  Wooten,  Secretary.     No.  members  10. 

Repairing    Church $  50.00 

Vice  President's  visit 2 .  70 

Central    Fund 50 

United    Offering 3.50 

General    Missions 1.00—$     57.70 


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WINTERVILLE,  St.  Luke's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  E.  E.  Core,  Secretary.    No.  members  9. 

Improvements   on   Church $  31.50 

Diocesan    Missions 1.00 

Chapel  Hill,  N.  C 2 .  00 

Divinity  Student 2 .  50 

Mission  Box,  Waynesville,  N.  C 10.00—$     47.00 


Grand  total,  Convocation  of  New  Bern $2,477.33 


CONVOCATION  OF  WILMINGTON. 

Vice-President  Mrs.  William  Calder. 

ATKINSON,  St.  Thomas,  Miss  Jennie  Hawes, 
Secretary.     No  report. 

BOARDMAN,  St.  Jude,  Mrs.  A.  D.  Turner, 
Secretary.     No  report. 

BURGAW,  St.  Mary's  Parish  Guild,  Mrs.  H.  B. 
Thomas,  Secretary.  No.  members  8. 
For  Church  building $  135.00—$  135.00 

CLINTON,  St.  Paul's  Woman's  Auxiliary  and 
Ladies'  Aid  Society,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Moseley, 
Secretary.     No.  members  19. 

Incidentals  for  Church $  7.15 

Sexton     8.00 

Christmas  party  for  Sunday  School 2.90 

Church    Linen    2.80 

Lamps    4.50 

Thompson   Orphanage,   Charlotte,  N.  C 15.00 

Christ  Church,  Parish  Home,  111 1 .  00—$     41 .  35 

FAYETTEVILLE,  St.  John's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  E.  J.  Hale,  Secretary.     No.  members  40. 

Parochial   work $  18.00 

Central   Fund 2.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.  C 13.00 

Gastonia    Rectory 5.00 

Church   Building   Grifton 1.00 

United    Offering 13.30 

General  Missions 10 .  00 

Diocesan    Missions 10 .  00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 5.00 

Africa,  J.  C.  Huske  Scholarship 25 .  00 

Porto    Rica 5.00 


S2  Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 

Valla  Crucis   $  5 .  00 

Japan    5 .  00 

Indian  Missions 10 .  00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 2.00 

Box,  Thompson  Orphange,  Charlotte,  N.  C.  49.60—$  178.90 

PAYETTEVILLE,  St.  Joseph's,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Lenear 
Secretary.     No  report. 

WILMINGTON,  St.  James  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  H.  C.  Prince,  Sec'y.     No.  members  58. 

Church   Building  Fund $  64.00 

Central  Fund 1 .  00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.  C 30 .00 

United    Offering 310.00 

General    Missions 75.00 

Diocesan    Missions 25 .  00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 10 .  00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 5.00 

St.  Andrew's  Seminary,  Mexico  City 12.25 

Box,  Florida  Seminole  Indians 15.00 — $  537.25 

W^ILMINGTON,  St.  James',  St.  Agnes  Guild,  Mrs. 
W.  G.  Pulliam,  Secretary.     No.  members  35. 

For  the  support  of  an  aged  communicant. .  .$  225.00 

Rector's    Fund 48 .  00 

Miss  Price  at  Good  Shepherd 25 .  00 

Mr.  Noe,  industrial  work,  Good  Shepherd...  25.00 

Church  at  Burgaw 75.00 

Central  Fund 1.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.  C 10.00 

Thompson  Orphanage,  Charlotte 10.00 

United  Offering 35  .00 

General    Missions 25 .  00 

Foreign    Missions 50 .  00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 20 .  00 

Indian  Missions 3.00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 5.00 

Box,  Parochial   20 .  00—$  577 .  00 

WILMINGTON,  St.  James',  St.  Cecilia's  Guild, 
Mrs.  W.  F.  Robertson,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 16. 

Chapel  of  the  Good  Shepherd $  40 .  00 

Central   Fund 50 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.  C 30 .  00 

Church  at  Burgaw 15 .  00 

General    Missions 10 .  00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 2.00—$     97.50 


WoMAN^s  Auxiliary  to  Board  of  Missions. 


3a 


WILMINGTON,  St.  James',  St.  Mary's  Guild, 
Miss  Junie  Murchison,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 30. 

Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd $  41 .  00 

Central  Fund 1.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.  C 24 .  00 

General    Missions 135 .  00 

Diocesan    Missions 100 .  00 

Japan    5 .  00 

Florida,  Seminole  Indians 5.00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 5.00 

Black   Mountain   Mission 25 .  00—$  341 .  00 

WILMINGTON,  St.  James'  Young  Woman's  Aux- 
iliary, Miss  Fannie  Murchison,  Secretary.  No. 
members  22. 

Assistance  to  those  in  need $  12.00 

Easter  Offering 50.49 

Church  at  Burgaw 10.00 

Central  Fund 1.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.  C 10 .  00 

Mayodan   Mission 25.00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 1.00 

General  Missions 25 .  00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 1 .  00—$  135 .  49 

WILMINGTON,  St.  John's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  I.  Hicks  Bunting,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 25. 

Central  Fund $  2.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.  C 5.00 

Church  at  Red  Springs 1 .  00 

Printing  Minutes  in  Mission  Herald 1.00 

Rev.  Brady's  Memorial,  St.  Mark's,  Wilming- 
ton       1 .  00 

United  Offering 20.18 

General  Missions   15.50 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 5.00 

Diocesan  Missions   5.00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 5,00 

Box,  Florida   Seminole  Indians 45 .  65 — $  106 .  33 

WILMINGTON,  St.  John's  Parish  Guild,  Mrs. 
W.  E.  Core,  Secretary.     No.  members  40. 

Furnishing  room  in  Parish  house $  110.63 

Paid  towards  building  choir  room 323  .75 

Christ  Church,  Parish  House,  111 1.00 

On    hand    4 .  04—$  439 .  42 


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Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 


WILMINGTON,  St.  Paul's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  G.  P.  Howey,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 13. 

Central    Fund $  2.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort,  N.   C 10.00 

United  Offering   7.50 

General    Missions 8.00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 2.00 

Diocesan  Missions    8.00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 2.00 

Church  building.  Griffon,  N.  C 2.00 

Red  Springs   Church 5.00 

Box    45.00—$     91.50 

WILMINGTON,  St.  Paul's  Aid  Society,  Mrs.  Fel- 
ger,  Secretary. 

Debt  on  Rectory $  135 .  00 — $  135 .  00 

WILMINGTON,  Good  Shepherd,  Woman's  Auxil- 
iary, Miss  Carrie  Price,  Secretary.  No. 
members  28. 

Church  expenses   $  24.00 

Central  Fund 1.00 

Church    at    Burgaw 7.75 

Thompson  Orphanage,  Charlotte,  N.  C 3.00 

Rev.  Brady  Memorial,  St.  Mark's,  Wil 1.00 

Red   Springs   Church 5 .  00 

Florida   Seminole   Indians 1 .  00 

St.  Andrew's  Priory  School,  Honolulu 1.00 

Mission,  Glendale  Springs,  N.  C 2  .00 

United    Offering    5.00 

General   Missions    5.00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 2 .  00—$     57 .  75 

WILMINGTON,  Good  Shepherd,  Parish  Guild, 
Miss  Gertrude  Lewis,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 16. 

Church   expenses $  14.40 

Guild   expenses    75 

Basket  for  needy  woman 84 

Church  at  Burgaw,  N.   C 10.00—$     25.99 

WILMINGTON,  Good  Shepherd,  Girls'  Friendly 
Society,  Miss  Susie  A,  Price,  Secretary.  No. 
members  61. 

Good  Shepherd  Hall $  131.36 

Vacation    House 25 .  00 

Branch    expenses 18 .  11 


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Charity   Basket    $  6.85 

Red  Springs   Church 5.00 

Virginia  Dare  Memorial  Cross 1 .  00 

St.  Philip's  Church,  Fayetteville,  N.  C 5.00 

G.  F.  S.  Central  Council,  N.  J 3 .  89 

Box,  Saluda  Mission 1 .  78 

Box,  Fairbanks,  Alaska 6 .  46—$  204 .  45 

WILMINGTON,  St.  Mark's  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
Mrs.  John  E.  Thomas,  Secretary.  No.  mem- 
bers 41. 

Charity   to   Poor $  15.12 

Visits  to  Poor  House 5.00 

Memorial    Pulpit 393 .  43 

United  Offering   5 .  00 

Africa,  Bishop  Ferguson 5 .  00 

Box 23.95— $  447.50 

Mrs.   A.   A.   Watson,   Church   Building  Fund 

$4.00;    Central    $1.00 $  5.00—$       5.00 


Grand  total,  Convocation  of  Wilmington.  . . .  $3,651.43 


36  Diocese  of  East  Carolina. 

CONSTITUTION. 


ARTICLE  I.  The  name  of  this  Society  shall  be  "The  Woman's 
Auxiliary  to  the  Board  of  Missions  and  Parochial  Society  of  the 
Diocese  of  East  Carolina." 

ART.  XL  The  object  of  this  Society  is,  by  means  of  united  and 
systematic  effort,  to  arouse  greater  interest  in  Parochial  work, 
and  especially  to  diffuse  Missionary  intelligence,  to  increase  Mis- 
sionary activity  among  the  women  of  the  Diocese,  to  unite  pre- 
viously existing  Societies  and  to  encourage  the  formation  of  So- 
cieties   where  there  are  none. 

ART.  III.  The  Church  itself  is  the  Missionary  Society,  and  every 
person  by  baptism  becomes  a  member  of  this  Society;  therefore, 
every  baptized  woman  in  this  Diocese  is  a  member  of  this  So- 
ciety. 

ART.  IV.  The  officers  of  this  Society  shall  be  a  President,  three 
Vice-Presidents,  Treasurer,  Secretary  and  such  other  officers  as 
may  be  needed;  all  of  whom  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Bishop,  and 
shall  constitute  the  Board  of  Managers.  The  Board  of  Managers 
shall  meet  from  time  to  time  at  the  call  of  the  President.  The 
Secretary  of  the  Junior  Auxiliary  shall  be  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Managers. 

ART.  V.  The  President  shall  call  meetings  together,  and  shall 
preside  over  them  and  shall  also  do  whatever  in  her  judgment  is 
best  to  advance  the  work  of  the  Society. 

ART.  VI.  The  Senior  Vice-President  shall  preside  over  the 
meetings  during  the  absence  of  the  President.  Each  Vice-President 
shall  be  President  of  the  Society  in  her  Convocation.  If  the  Vice- 
President  or  Secretary  of  a  Convocation,  shall  be  invited  to  visit 
a  Branch,  said  Branch  shall  pay  her  traveling  expenses.  If  the 
Vice-President  or  Secretary  goes  into  a  Parish  or  Mission  to 
establish  a  new  Branch  her  expenses  shall  be  paid  by  the  Con- 
vocation which  she  represents. 

ART.  VII.  The  duty  of  the  Secretary  is  to  prepare  an  annual 
report  for  circulation  in  the  Diocese  and  to  conduct  the  correspond- 
ence of  the  Society  with  Missionaries,  and  with  the  Secretary  of 
the  Woman's  Auxiliary  to  the  Board  of  Missions.  She  shall  give 
notice  of  all  meetings,  keep  record  of  such  meetings  and  prepare 
an  abstract  of  the  minutes  to  be  read  at  the  annual  meeting. 

ART.  VIII.  The  duty  of  the  Treasurer  is  to  take  charge  of  all 
money  sent  to  her  for  Missionary  purposes  and  to  disburse  the 
same,  as  directed  by  the  Parish  or  Mission  sending  or  by  the 
Board   of   Managers.      She    shall    prepare    a    report   at   the    annual 


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meeting  of  all  money  which  has  passed  through  her  hands  during 
the  preceding  year. 

ART.  IX.  All  Parochial  Branches  of  the  Woman's  Auxiliary, 
the  Junior  Department  and  Babies'  Branch,  together  with  all  Wo- 
man's Parochial  organizations  shall  be  entitled  to  one  representa- 
tive; except  when  such  Branches  or  organizations  shall  be  com- 
posed of  twenty  or  more  members  they  shall  then  be  entitled  to 
two  representatives.  And  all  Diocesan  officers  of  this  organization 
shall  be  ex-officio  representatives. 

ART.  X.  The  Annual  Meeting  shall  be  held  at  each  Council  of 
the  Diocese,  and  general  meetings  may  be  held  at  such  other  times 
and  places  as  may  be  designated  by  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese 
and  the  President  of  the  Society. 

ART.  XI.  The  Society  shall  be  divided  into  three  sections  ac- 
cording to  the  territory  comprised  in  the  three  Convocations  of 
the  Diocese.  Each  section  shall  meet  at  least  once  a  year  in  con- 
nection with  the  regular  meetings  of  the  Convocation. 

ART.  XJI.  This  Constitution  may  be  altered  or  amended  by  a 
two-thirds  vote  of  those  present  at  the  general  meeting. 


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**  O/  God,  our  loving  Father,  let  the  heathen  know  that 
thou  art  not  far  from  every  one  of  them.  We  pray  that 
they  may  feel  after  Thee  and  find  Thee.  Help  us,  by 
Thy  Spirit,  to  pray  and  give  and  worl^  for  others  whose 
prayers  are  Wrong;  and  bless  those  who  go  to  tell  them  of 
Thy  love  in  sending  Jesus  Christ.  We  ask.  ii  in  His  Nam^. 
Amen." 


Report  of  the  Junior  A  uxiliary  Secretary  to  the  Woman  s  A  uxiliary 
and  Parochial  Society  of  the  Diocese  of  East  Carolina  from 
May  1st,  1908,  to  May  1st,  1909. 

Looking  back  a  little  our  hearts  rejoice  at  the  splendid 
development  of  the  Junior  Auxiliary. 

It  is  not  a  far  cry  from  l9u5-'06  to  1908-'09  and  yet,  in 
this  short  period  of  three  years,  we  find  a  remarkable  growth  of 
branches  and  wonderful  increase  in  offerings  and  interest. 

In  1905-'06  there  wei-e  fourteen  active  branches  with  a  total 
in  money  and  boxes  of  $361.40.  In  1908-'09  there  are  twenty- 
five  active  branches,  vvith  a  total  in  money  and  boxes  of  $910.84, 
an  increase  of  $340.48  over  last  year. 

Of  this  splendid  total,  parish  work  has  only  had  $248.45. 

Last  year  the  Juniors  gave  $32.81  to  General  Missions 
and  $48.00  to  Foreign  Missions.  This  year  they  have  given 
$57.40  to  General  and  $78.85  to  Fo'-eign— $74.60  of  the  latter 
amount  being  the  "Juniors'  United  Gift  to  Chin  a."  In  addition 
to  this  they  have  given  $19.50  to  the  United  Offering. 

Our  contrast  surely  gives  hope  for  wonderful  things  in  the 
near  future. 

The  secretary  urges  the  study  of  China  in  each  branch  this 
year,  and  recommends  the  "Overcoming  of  ^he  Dragon"  as  an 
easy  and  very  fascinating  text-book. 

We  should  study  China  on  account  of  the  vast  possibilities 
in  the  awakening  of  that  nation,  and  because  of  a  very  personal 
reason,  the  fact  that  East  Carolina  is  to  give  one  of  her  young 
and  beloved  priests  to  the  very  field,  Hankow  District,  in  which 
we  are  all  interested  through  our  gifts  and  prayers. 

Some  of  the  branches  are  already  interested  in  this  study — 
To  quote  the  VVilliamston  Leader, — "We  are  earnestly  thankful 
to  note  the  great  interest  shown  in  the  study  of  Missions  by  the 
members — China  pi-oving  a  inost  absorbing  study." 

Branches  in  Windsor,  Roxobel,  Gatesville  and  St.  James', 
Wilmington,  have  used  "The  Overcoming  of  the  Dragon"  with 
marked  success. 

Attached  is  a  compiled  report  of  the  year's  work. 

Earnestly  praying  that  each  delegate  may  go  home  from 
this  Council  fired  with  the  zeal  that  i-ecognizes  no  defeat  in  well 
doing,  and  that  some  of  the  Juniors  may  hear  and  heed  the 
urgent  call  for  "More  laborers  in  the  Vineyard." 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Augusta  Moore  Gibble, 

Secretary. 


Financial  Report  of  the  Junior  Auxiliary, 
for  the  year  1908--'09. 

Wilmington— St.  John's  : 

Diocesan  Missions |  3.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort  4.75 

Subscription  to  "Mission  Herald"    .50 

Two  Scholarships,  St.  Paul's  School  20.00 

General  Missions 10.00 

South  Florida  Mission  Church 1.50 

Thompson  Orphanage 5.00 

Subscription  to  "Chronicle" .25 

China — Hankow  District  5.00 

Central  Fund .50 

United  Offering 3.00 

Box  for  Christmas  Sale,  Beaufori  ,  1.25 

Box  for  Church  Sale  in  Alaska    2.50 

Box  for  poor 2.50 

Poor  at  Christmas 1.00 

Total  .7|60/75 

Wilmington — St.  James'  : 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort $10.00 

BurgawChurch 23.63 

General  Missions 9  00 

China,  Work  in  Hankow  District 28.53 

Black  Mountain  Church  .   25.00 


Total    $95.16 

Hamilton — St.  Martin's: 

Lectern  Bible    $10.00 

Sewing  teacher's  salary 1.50 

General  Missions 1.50 

China,  Hankow  District  1.50 

Subscription  to  "Young  Christian  Soldier" 80 

Parochial    box    5.00 

Total $20.30 

Washington — St!  Peter's: 

Central  Fund  $  1.00 

St.  Paul's  School  Beaufort 2.00 

Thompson  Orphanage,  support  of   a  girl  22.00 

Sewing  teacher's  salary  3.25 

United  Offering \ 2.00 

Gen.ral  Missions 5.00 

Diocesan  Missions 7.25 

China,  Hankow  District  5.00 

Priory  School,  Honolula  2.00 


iSubscription  to  "Young  Christian   Soldier" .80 

Box  to 'Thompson  Orphanage 1.25 

Total : $51.65 


New  Bern — Giul's  Friendly  : 

Edson  Memorial $     .50 

Memoiial  Scholarship 45.50 

8t.  Paul's  School  Christmas  Sale 1.00 

Thompson  Orphanage 5.17 

Total ...$52.17 

WiNTERViLLE— St.  Luke's  : 

St.  Luke's  Hospital,  Shanghai  |  2.00 

Bov's  Scliot)!  in  Hankow  District 3.00 

St."  I^uil's  School,  Beaufort 5.00 

Hymn  beard  for  parish  chui'ch 2.50 

Thompson  Orphanage  10.00 

Sewing  teachei's  salary  -4.00 

Easter  Offering '  30.00 

Charity 1.50 

'I'nning  Church  Organ    3.50 

Work  on  interior  of  Church 43.50 

Box  to  Thompson  Orphanage 15.00 

Total ..^$12000 

Be.vufort — St.  Paul's: 

Kebuilding  Rectory ^91.81 

Central  Fund   .50 

United  Offering  .50 

Total  ...$92.81 


WiLLiAMSTON— Advent  : 

Rectory  Fund $39.95 

Miscellaiieous    3.25 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort 2.00 

Thompson  Orphanage  1.00 

('hurch  in    Burgaw 2.00 

Boy's  School,  Hankow,  China 5.50 

General  Missions 4.00 

Alaska 2.00 

Japan 1.00 

Philippines— Easter  School 2.00 

Diocesan   box 4.10 

Total ...$66.80 


KoxoBEL — St.  Mark's: 

Central  Fund    .50 

Diocesan  Missions  2.00 

General  Missions 1.00 

United  Offering  2.00 

China,  Hankow  District     1.12 


Total |6.62 

Elizabeth  City — Christ  Church: 

Thompson  Orphanage  $   7.00 

•]3iocesan  Missions  2.00 

Archdeacon  Webber 1.00 

Offering  to  Foreign  Clergyman .25 

Box  to  Thompson   Orphanage 26.55 

To  Laura  Hunt,  Thompson  Orphanage 14.80 

Total ...$51.60 

Belhaven — St.  James': 

General  Missions f  2.00 

Two  boxes    10.00 


Total   $12.00 

WooDViLLE — Grace  : 

(General  Missions $1.07 

United  Offering / .75 

China,  Hankow  District .57 

Quilt  to  Thompson  Orphanage.. 3.00 

Scrap-books  for  Africa 1.00 

Total   , ,...$6T39 

Fayettville — St.  John's  No.  2: 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort $14.00 

United  Offering 1.00 

Diocesan  Missions 2.00 

China— Boy's  School 3  00 

Box  to  a  Mission 5.00 

Total $25.00 

Plymouth — Grace  : 

Parochial   purposes $27.00 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort 1.00 

Sewing  teacher's  salary   1.00 

United  Offering '  3.00 

General  Missions 2.00 

Boy's  School,  Hankow  District 3.00 

China — Special  Offering  1.10 

Total  .7$38ri0 


Edenton— St.  Paul's: 

Church  Building  Fund  |  .25 

Thompson  Orphanage   7.50 

Associate  Mission — Morganton 5.00 

Diocesan  Missions 2.00 

United  Offering „.  2.00 

General  Missions 6.90 

St.  Mary's-on-the-Mountain,  Tenn 5.00 

Box  to  Tryon,  N.  0 8.00 

Box  to  Thompson  Orphanage  7.70 

Total    7^4435 


Chocowinity — Trinity  : 

General  Missions |  .75 

Boy's  School,  China 75 

Total $1.50 


New  Bern — Christ  Church: 

Central  i^^ind  |     .25 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort 10.00 

United  Offering 1.25 

General  Missions 3.00 

Diocesan  Missions  .'. 1.50 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund   1.00 

Boy's  School,  Hankow  District 5.00 

Priory  School,  Honolulu  1.00 

Box,  St.  Paul's  School  for  sale 5.25 

Box,  Thompson  Orphanage 3.50 

Total .$31.75. 


Elizabeth  City — St.  Philip's  : 

St.  Agnes'  Hospital,  Raleigh $1.00 

Diocesan  Missions 1.00 

Charity 3.00 

Total $5.00 


WiNTON— St.  John's  : 

Central  Fund $  .25 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort .55 

General  Missions 1.20 

China — Hankow  District 1.00 

Thompson  Orphanage ; 1.00 

Total $4.00 


Windsor — 8t.  Thomas': 

Central  Fund  $  1.00 

Sewing  teacher's  salary  8.00 

United  Offering \ 2.00 

General  Missions 3.00 

Diocesan   Missions 4.00 

China,  Hankow  District 3.55 

Priory  School,  Honolulu ' 1  00 

Bqx  Thompson  Orphanage  9.50 

Total ...127705 


Hertford — Holy  Trinity: 

Church  Building  Fund • $  1.00 

Central    Fund .50 

St.  Paul's  School,  Beaufort 4.00 

Thompson  Orphanage 1.00 

United  Offering 2.00 

General    Missions 4.00 

Diocesan   Missions • 3.00 

General  Clergy  Relief  Fund 1.00 

Alaska 2.50 

Cuba 1.00 

China,  Hankow  District 2.00 

Japati 1 .  Oq 

Indian  Missions ■,  1.00 

Eastei-  gifts  to  poor  •  —  2.00 

Christmas  gifts  to   poor 3.00 

Box  to  Waynesville   10.00 

Box  to  Thompson  Orphanage 5.00 

Total 7:f4400 


Aurora — Chapel  of  the  Cross: — (New.) 


Creswell — St.  David's  : 

Diocesan  Missions   $1.00 

China,  Hankow  District  5.00 

Total , .  .TT.|6.00 


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Edenton— St.  John  Evangelist: 

Thanksgiving  dinner  fund  $  1.00 

For  Council  held  in   Brooklyn  1.00 

Recto'7 26.94 

Poor  of  the  parish 6.00 

Box  for  Children's  Home,   Baltimore 6.00 

Box  to  Waynesville  Mission 2.00 

Total  • _....   .  142.94 

GoLDSBORO — St.  Stephen's  : — (No  Report.) 

Fayetteville — St.  John's  No.  L: 

Diocesan  Missions $2.50 

Genera!  Missions  2.50 

Total ..-15.00 

Total  Junior  Work $910.84 

Augusta  Moore  Gibble, 

Secretary 


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